diff --git a/examples/SpectralMethod/Makefile b/examples/SpectralMethod/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..08f4dded4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/SpectralMethod/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+include ${PETSC_DIR}/lib/petsc-conf/variables
+include ${PETSC_DIR}/lib/petsc-conf/rules
+
+
+run16x16x16:
+	-@${MPIEXEC} -n 2 DAMASK_spectral -l tensionX.load -g 20grains16x16x16.geom
+
+run32x32x32:
+	-@${MPIEXEC} -n 4 DAMASK_spectral -l tensionX.load -g 20grains32x32x32.geom
+
+run64x64x64:
+	-@${MPIEXEC} -n 8 DAMASK_spectral -l tensionX.load -g 20grains64x64x64.geom
+
diff --git a/examples/SpectralMethod/example_run.py b/examples/SpectralMethod/example_run.py
index b1abd6fbc..bafc79d11 100755
--- a/examples/SpectralMethod/example_run.py
+++ b/examples/SpectralMethod/example_run.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # -*- coding: UTF-8 no BOM -*-
 
 from subprocess import call
-call('DAMASK_spectral -l tensionX.load -g 20grains16x16x16.geom', shell=True)
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+call('make run16x16x16', shell=True)
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